ANALYSIS OF LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS

-        BY BYRON W. SOULSBY,

-        THEODORE LUNAR OBSERVATORY, AUSTRALIA

 

CRATER TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 2004 OCTOBER 28

 

OBSERVER David, Larchmont, NY, USA

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED  4

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

 

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COPERNICUS

MID

1.3412

0.7145

0.7361

0.0215

3.0147

0.0610

-0.4259

0.1702

0.4586

TYCHO

MID

1.3722

0.7145

0.7327

0.0182

2.5495

-18.0316

-0.2103

-0.6832

0.7148

PLATO

MID

1.5345

0.7145

0.7325

0.0180

2.5165

16.7330

-0.1576

0.7827

0.7984

LANGRENUS

MID

2.1220

0.7147

0.7313

0.0166

2.3225

-3.3689

0.8154

-0.1536

0.8298

 

 

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS  4

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.6008,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.2935,

MEAN ERROR  0.147

 


OBSERVER TIM COOPER, SOUTH AFRICA

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED  44

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

 

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

1.1357

0.7158

0.7324

0.0165

2.3106

-8.8699

-0.9880

-0.1542

1.0000

SECOND CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.2242

0.7151

0.7330

0.0179

2.5035

13.0539

0.8581

0.5135

1.0000

GRIMALDI

1 C

1.1512

0.7154

0.7262

0.0109

1.5174

-7.3769

-0.9576

-0.0901

0.9618

GRIMALDI

2 C

1.1607

0.7154

0.7321

0.0167

2.3411

-7.1819

-0.9575

-0.0901

0.9618

HANSTEEN

1 C

1.1907

0.7150

0.7282

0.0132

1.8416

-9.3196

-0.8276

-0.1983

0.8510

HANSTEEN

2 C

1.1927

0.7150

0.7298

0.0148

2.0718

-9.2564

-0.8276

-0.1983

0.8510

GASSENDI

1 C

1.2211

0.7148

0.7342

0.0194

2.7208

-11.3032

-0.6802

-0.2994

0.7432

GASSENDI

2 C

1.2400

0.7148

0.7320

0.0172

2.4127

-10.9997

-0.6800

-0.2994

0.7430

KEPLER

1 C

1.2504

0.7148

0.7372

0.0224

3.1379

1.5035

-0.6837

0.1423

0.6983

KEPLER

2 C

1.2537

0.7148

0.7371

0.0223

3.1190

1.3524

-0.6836

0.1423

0.6982

ARISTARCHUS

1 C

1.2631

0.7150

0.7357

0.0207

2.8927

4.4955

-0.7338

0.4030

0.8372

ARISTARCHUS

2 C

1.2719

0.7150

0.7350

0.0200

2.7988

4.7673

-0.7337

0.4030

0.8371

MERCATOR

1 C

1.2847

0.7146

0.7371

0.0226

3.1559

-14.6549

-0.4592

-0.4864

0.6690

MERCATOR

2 C

1.2908

0.7146

0.7404

0.0259

3.6201

-14.6110

-0.4592

-0.4864

0.6689

CAPUANUS

1 C

1.3017

0.7146

0.7265

0.0119

1.6702